M. Leake will find out the
payment process for the faculty development
stipends. This will determine how many faculty
members will be able to attend the training.
At this
time, 12 faculty members have been counted to
attend.

C.
Pudlinski will send a preliminary email to new
faculty about the training and mention that a
stipend is included.

C.
Pudlinski will also ask S. Hazan if he would be able
to fund the food for the trainings.

3.Update: Fall 2013 FYE
sections (and peer leaders)

C. Pudlinski reported that
there are 26 new peer leaders and a total of 35 peer
leaders. There is still an opening for a nursing
peer leader.

1340
first year students are predicted to be entering in
the fall. There should be enough slots for all of
the incoming students. The approval for PE 150 is
still pending.

M.
Leake reported that FYE had the highest return rate
of students coming back to CCSU from fall to spring
semester (based on the results from the latest
retention report and an ongoing study).

C.
Pudlinski will meet with CACE on April 22 to discuss
the list of FYE sections.

4.Finalize Planning:

a.Peer leader training (May
2)

Training is required for
all new peer leaders. Breakfast, lunch and a small
scholarship stipend will be provided.

M. Leake mentioned to
consider outside of class opportunities to be
emphasized as part of the peer leader role. For
example, setting up a free coffee program at
Jazzman's Café for peer leaders and the students to
meet.

M. Dischino suggested
showing the results from former peer leader surveys
and the FYE assessments. C. Pudlinski will integrate
the results into either the May or August training.

C. Pudlinski will reach out
to S. Hazan to figure out what peer leaders to
invite for the open discussion with returning peer
leaders. The committee decided it would be best to
have at least three returning students for the
discussion.

b.New faculty development
(May 10)

There are 12 new faculty
members, including CRM (which does not have an
assigned faculty member).

Faculty development is required for all faculty
members new to teaching in the FYE program or
teaching FYE 101 for the first time. Breakfast,
lunch and a stipend will be provided.